For this challenge, you will work in groups of TWO or THREE to diagnose a fictional character and present it to the class. Your presentation will last a minimum of 10mins CP or 15mins Honors and include specific elements.
The task: With your clinical team, select a character from a movie, TV show, or book (not Hamlet) that you would like to analyze. The character does NOT have to have an obvious mental disorder. Choose a character that is beyond quirky or eccentric and you can probably make a decent case for a diagnosis. In the past, students have diagnosed Darth Vader, Disney princesses, anyone with a reality TV show, and Captain Jack Sparrow.
Presentation Requirements:
All members of the group must share equally in the work and presentation. Failure to do this will be reflected in the individual's grade.
When presenting, you should ACT as if you are a team of psychologists (or psychiatrists) presenting a case study at a clinical conference.
The presentation must last 10 mins for CP and 15 for honors.
You cannot do the same character as another group in the class. The presentation must include the following parts:
A title slide – make it interesting!
A case history slide or 2 – This slide should highlight important background information about the character such as name, age, family information, profession, major life events, family history of mental illness, etc. We do NOT need to hear the plot of the movie and will stop you quickly if you start. Sources such as www.imdb.com, wikipedia, or fan sites will help you find background information.
Diagnosis slide: This slide should contain an exact copy of the diagnostic criteria from the DSM-IV-TR for the Axis I or Axis II diagnosis you have made. You are allowed to (but not required to) pick more than one diagnosis, but your presentation should be limited to the detailed presentation of only one.
This is the heart of the presentation so do it well. Note: if you for example diagnose your character with schizophrenia, you must first demonstrate that they have the disease and then name and defend the subtype.
You must defend your diagnosis (orally) by outlining specific examples of how the character meets and does not meet EACH criterion.
Evidence slide(s): Consider using quotes or even video clips to support your assertions.
What it isn't slides: Directly address how you eliminated other disorders that are listed in your DSM criteria.
Cause of the behavior slide – Speculate as to WHY the person developed this disorder. How did the disorder develop? Nature/Nurture?
Works cited slide – Include an MLA formatted bibliography of all sources.
Instructions for Multiaxial Evaluation Form: Axes I and II: This is where you will place your primary diagnosis. While you may have both an Axis I and Axis II diagnosis, it is not required. You should choose ONE to defend in detail in your diagnosis section. Axis III: This axis is for reporting general medical conditions that are potentially relevant to the understanding or management of the disorder. Examples may include: infections, chronic migraines, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, ulcers, infertility, anemia, vision loss, or drug overdose. Your character may not have any. Axis IV: This axis is for reporting psychosocial or environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of mental disorders. Examples include: death of a loved one, divorce, discrimination, illiteracy, threat of job loss, discord with landlord, poverty, inadequate health insurance, incarceration, exposure to war. This section must be completed. Axis V: This axis is for reporting the clinician’s judgment of the individual’s overall level of functioning. It is a number from 0-100 selected from a chart that can be found at wikipedia’s “Global Assessment of Functioning” entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning).
Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form (to be filled out during research) Axis I: Clinical Disorders and Other Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention Diagnostic code DSM-IV-TR name . _ . _ . _ Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation Diagnostic code DSM-IV-TR name . _ . _ Axis III: General Medical Conditions _ Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems here is a list of things to decide about your character. Sometimes a simple housing problem is the issue, not an illness, so get the full info as best you can. Check: Problems with primary support group Specify: Problems related to the social environment. Specify: _ Educational problems Specify: Occupational problems Specify: Housing problems Specify: Economic problems Specify: Problems with access to health care services Specify: Problems with the legal system/crime. Specify: Other psychosocial and environmental problems Specify: _
Did you… …prepare to pretend to be psychologists? _ …share equally in the work and presentation? _ …practice your presentation to make sure you meet the time requirement? _ … include a title slide? , a case history slide? _, a slide with the DSM criteria? , a cause slide? _ …prepare to defend your diagnosis by giving examples of how your character meets (or doesn’t meet) every diagnostic criteria? _ Did you include some quotes, video clips, or specificdetails? ___ …complete the Multiaxial Evaluation Report?
The task: With your clinical team, select a character from a movie, TV show, or book (not Hamlet) that you would like to analyze. The character does NOT have to have an obvious mental disorder. Choose a character that is beyond quirky or eccentric and you can probably make a decent case for a diagnosis. In the past, students have diagnosed Darth Vader, Disney princesses, anyone with a reality TV show, and Captain Jack Sparrow.
Presentation Requirements:
This is the heart of the presentation so do it well. Note: if you for example diagnose your character with schizophrenia, you must first demonstrate that they have the disease and then name and defend the subtype.
You must defend your diagnosis (orally) by outlining specific examples of how the character meets and does not meet EACH criterion.
You can find the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria online at:
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/dsm4TRclassification.htm
Instructions for Multiaxial Evaluation Form:
Axes I and II: This is where you will place your primary diagnosis. While you may have both an Axis I and Axis II diagnosis, it is not required. You should choose ONE to defend in detail in your diagnosis section.
Axis III: This axis is for reporting general medical conditions that are potentially relevant to the understanding or management of the disorder. Examples may include: infections, chronic migraines, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, ulcers, infertility, anemia, vision loss, or drug overdose. Your character may not have any.
Axis IV: This axis is for reporting psychosocial or environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of mental disorders. Examples include: death of a loved one, divorce, discrimination, illiteracy, threat of job loss, discord with landlord, poverty, inadequate health insurance, incarceration, exposure to war. This section must be completed.
Axis V: This axis is for reporting the clinician’s judgment of the individual’s overall level of functioning. It is a number from 0-100 selected from a chart that can be found at wikipedia’s “Global Assessment of Functioning” entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning).
Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form (to be filled out during research)
Axis I: Clinical Disorders and Other Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention
Diagnostic code DSM-IV-TR name
. _
. _
. _
Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
Diagnostic code DSM-IV-TR name
. _
. _
Axis III: General Medical Conditions
_
Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
here is a list of things to decide about your character. Sometimes a simple housing problem is the issue, not an illness, so get the full info as best you can.
Check:
Problems with primary support group Specify:
Problems related to the social environment. Specify: _
Educational problems Specify:
Occupational problems Specify:
Housing problems Specify:
Economic problems Specify:
Problems with access to health care services Specify:
Problems with the legal system/crime. Specify:
Other psychosocial and environmental problems Specify: _
Did you…
…prepare to pretend to be psychologists? _
…share equally in the work and presentation? _
…practice your presentation to make sure you meet the time requirement? _
… include a title slide? , a case history slide? _, a slide with the DSM criteria? , a cause slide? _
…prepare to defend your diagnosis by giving examples of how your character meets (or doesn’t meet) every diagnostic criteria? _ Did you include some quotes, video clips, or specificdetails? ___
…complete the Multiaxial Evaluation Report?